Who Cleared KEVIN DURANT and What Really Happened? | Doctor's Take
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- The Kevin Durant achilles injury controversy left many people asking what really happened and can we learn anything from what went wrong? In this video I'll give my final thoughts on what happened to Kevin Durant during the 2019 NBA playoffs and finals. Was it an achilles injury all along? Were the injuries related? Find out in the vid!
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Me too
Tim L hes got the smarts, knowledge and charisma to be more than just a doctor in a small solo practice. He could cross over into entertainment. Just like that Asian doctor from The Hangover.
I like how analytical the doc is and explains everything with non-overwhelming details. Would love to know what the doc thinks about Klay Thompson's recovery schedule. I'm hoping he doesn't return for another 5 years since I'm a lifelong Lakers fan and actually have hope for next season.
I think this incident, in a way, vindicates Derrick Rose's decision not to play after he was cleared by doctors. Everybody criticised him. Now people are criticizing the doctors for clearing a player and he reinjured himself. MJ rushed back from a broken foot [to score 63pts vs the Celtics] and he himself wished he didn't. Ultimately, it's the player's choice and we should respect their choice. They know their body better than we do.
Cousins, bogut, Durant, Thompson, and Livingston all have tore a ligament.
Bulls fan here and I was among the few that was perfectly fine with him taking his time to come back.
i remember that series, i understood Drose's reasoning tho
It's the stupid fans, media, and even clueless members of the organization! They start talking shit without even knowing what they are talking about.
You're wrong by comparing MJ to these other injuries. MJ was the one who rushed back, against doctor's wishes, and he never faced any setbacks. No one is to blame here other than the cruelty of the basketball gods.
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I 100% agree
Doc, Klay Thompson's Acl Tear? Give us some updates. Thank you.
Fetty Wap yea his acl is gone, But luckily he didn’t tear his miniscus cuz he able to put weight on it right away.
@@samleaf7882 yeah hopefully he'll be back same as it is.
@@fettywap9448 he moves so much off the ball with all the angles and cuts I'll worried about his ability to get separation. I'm also worried about how much intensity he is going to have guarding the opposing teams best player night in night out. Hypothetically speaking, if all goes according to plan, kd and klay could be back for the playoffs. Klay a bit earlier. Maybe they can put a together an unsuspecting run. Next season is going to be wild
@@ivotenotocensorship5247 yeah
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Hands down the best sports doctor on CZcams!!!
This would be an example of CZcams at its best.
Clearly states that he isn't a sports doctor
Dr. Webb did a great job at this too!
I love everything about this channel , no flashy intros or outros ,just intelligent and well thought out information and analysis . Beautiful !
Doc don took the content quality to the next level. Video quality, visuals, sound quality, he's found the right formula. I feel like I'm in school again lol
The Warriors should hire Dr. Brian Sutterer as their Team Doctor😁😁
No. The Warriors should consult him (or someone similar) for an objective second (confirming) opinion. No confirmation; no play. This in-house only consultations is asinine .... it's like asking your 4 year old who the best parent in the world is.
@D K You miss my point (entirely); the point is Warriors hung two players careers out to dry by not having outside confirmation they were good to go. They certainly killed next season's chances of winning a championship by going after one this year at 3% odds (being down 3-1). But, then again, you knew all that.
@@innismor11 I personlly know as a fact of at least one group of physicians (sports medicine, orthopedics, etc) they consulted with (and do for most of their injuries) outside of the inhouse teeam physicians / KD's personal doctor.
not sure why you'd assume they didn't.
The only issue in todays nba is that we have so many players injured who are good brian is the type of doctor the teams because hes professional who knows a player should play or no we need doctors like this in the nba
Hope your channel blows up you simplify everything and make it easy to understand as a viewer and that helps because we hear all these big words but they don’t make sense and you can break it down easily
You’re so well spoken and informative.
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Love watching a Doc diagnose sports injuries in an understandable manner keep it up man
Keep up the good work. You make it easy to understand Dr. Sutterer
You're videos are very educational and entertaining at the same time. Kudos
Thank you very much for a clear and simple explanation to answer questions. Best not to blame anyone.
Keep up the videos they're very helpful
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I was very keen on the soundtrack you put at the beginning . I think you should place one like this in the background
Good job doctor another great video. Thanks for sharing your knowledge.
Outstanding video! Keep up the great content you have improved substantially since you started, and these videos have inspired me to go into medicine! Thank you!
That's great to hear !!
Great analysis!
Been here since 10k subs. Huge fan dude. You’re extremely underrated. You’ll 100% make it to 1 mil one day. No doubt.
Appreciate it !
Thanks Doc for all the fascinating info!
Would you be able to go over some more hockey injuries, particularly with emphasis on guys like Patrice Bergeron playing with a collapsed lung and the long-term impact of such a thing? Or some particularly bizarre baseball injuries, such as whatever happened with Yoenis Cespedes or Carlos Correa breaking his rib during a massage?
He deserves way more subs and views!! I love this channel so badly!
You earned my respect. Love your vids doc.
Amazing video. Thanks for expertise and insight.
Thank you for breaking this down !!
truly support load management, it sucks when come playoffs time some stars are unable to play due to injuries, and some do get back to playing due to pressure (it's playoffs) resulting to more injuries. not worth it imo, resting some games is better than resting for half or full season because of a major injury incurred :(.
I think they should strech the season out more. Remove the back to backs to 1 day at least. With still 82 games.
I listened to a Jeremy Lin interview today and he said some interesting things about how he started some games to give the regular starting back court rest in the later part of the season. This is key. Additionally I commented on that video that he should feel that he deserves the championship ring because this was part of the process that kept the Raptors team healthy. Notice how none of their players suffered any injuries during the playoffs that kept them out of games. OK, the Raptors didn't play in the last four championship series, I know someone will make this point. But, also because of the fact that the Raptors had a better regular season record, that gave them an edge of home court against every other possible opponent in the playoffs except for the Bucks. Look at how poorly the GSW played during the regular season compared to their previous regular seasons. Additionally I did hear sports commentators mention that this year's GSW medical team was new.
Say what you want. I know the GSW couldn't resist the allure of having a new championship banner raised at their first home game in their new arena next season and being able to say they threepeated just like the great Bulls teams did. That had to be a huge driver in the decision making to get KD back. The fact that KD was basically no longer under contract after he was injured during the Rockets series was a secondary issue. Could you imagine the GSW putting him back out there if he had another year on his contract??? Clearly this is a factor that only the GSW management has the information on how much this was either in the back of their minds or even perhaps it was discussed. We'll never know.
I study math in school, and have zero knowledge of medical science, and yet, I love this content and am learning so much. Great job Doc! Keep up the great work!
Thank you for thinking it thru for us, seriously thanks! 👍
You earned a subscriber in me. Top of the line explanations.
Been waiting on this video!!
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Great video Doc.
What a deep analysis and explanation
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Nice vid man
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I hate this. Why do injuries have to ruin so many NBA playoff runs. Why couldnt Kawhi stay healthy in San antonio. Why couldn't love and Irving stay healthy. Why did chtis Paul have to injure himself flopping. Why did Draymond have to be suspended. Why did KD and klay have to have devastating injuries. Why did Nate McMillan hurt his back during Sonics run. Why did IT have to injure his hip. Why did IT have to injure his ankle. Why did Allen Iverson have to miss practice?
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It’s a part of sports sadly , it happens all the time :/ I just hope that injuries become less prevalent as time passes by with modern surgery and medicine getting better and better .
This is a good question tbh though. Why did these injuries happen? We know quite a lot about managing and treating injuries, but when it comes to preventing them, much less so. If nothing else, hopefully, these injuries will lead to research that will give us insight into how to prevent injuries like this, rather than just treat them.
I feel you... It just mean were humans.
Playoff basketball is just more intense I guess
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Idk why but i support and love the fuck out this channel. You make this doctor stuff interesting, i hope you go far man.
This channel is like Athletic Injuries for Dummies. I'm referring to myself here, not any other commenter. Fascinating!!
All these videos make me super uncomfortable and make me think I’m gonna injure everything but they’re really interesting and well done so I can’t stop watching them 😂
Can you explain how an achilles rupture or slight tear affect athleticsism and what different surguries do in comparison to just letting it heal together
Not true, some ruptures are manged without surgery and it's a big point of research in the non high level athelete population
Brian Sutterer MD Thank you! Keep up the good content
What about the craziness that happened w/ IT that got the medical staff fired on the celtics? Did they ignore their judgement and cleared him bc he wanted to play?
beau knows88 I could easily be wrong but I think they ignored the signs and cleared him to play. Once he got really badly injuries they were fired so the franchise didn’t look bad
zack keller i see!
Who the hell is disliking this content?? Fools! Great work, keep them coming
Thanks!!
As a lifelong Warriors fan I think the Warriors lied - they wanted a ring ceremony in their new 1.5 billion dollar stadium.
no your not....if you were you would know their history... troll!!!!
Kinetic chain. Wow. That's the difference between your channel and a bunch of talking heads shooting off opinions. This was really really good and a very plausible theory as to what really happened. Thanks for the enlightenment.
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Good stuff 👍🏾
Thanks Doc
I saw Kevin Durant on the sidelines icing his Achilles before playing - if the tendon was cold would that make it brittle and easier to rupture???
Ive been saying this since i saw him icing it BEFORE he ruptured it on the bench! who ices a calf/achilles before playing! the ice is what caused it, i dont know why its not being talked about more.
@@michaelandrew83 lmao..
As always another outstanding update Doc. You give us diehards a go-to team doctor of sorts and that's tight. Thank you.
Now, I understand that no one can predict how the average person let alone a professional athlete will recover from an Achilles injury, but in your opinion, given his age, build, and prior injuries, any chance as to whether or not KD can pull a Dominique Wilkins and come back at 100? And as it stands at this moment, who do you think has it worse, Klay or KD?
that decision to compete and balancing risk/reward must be crazy for Football players or even MMa fighters wow...Kd did it for love of the game, thats only way you take that risk.
I removed my comment as I posted it without watching the whole video and thought you handled every topic perfect. I made my comment just seeing the topics and not listening to your points 1st. I apologize. Great video. Gained a sub.
No worries, thanks for the honesty with it!!
Great video! You should be on the warriors medical staff!
Warriors went from doing nothing to 10 min practice 3 on 3 to nba finals game in 2 days so what do u think the outcome was going to be once he put real pressure on the leg.
Joe Jones don’t forget he played 12 of the first 14 minutes and iced the leg. I wish he would mention the ice and give some insight.
js59695 3 weeks doing nothing not ready to play basketball at 30 years old. He is not 18
js59695 yeahhhhh noooooo thats now how it works
js59695 age does matter 30 used to be old. Now people say 30 is new 20 but he’s still 30 years old. If age doesn’t matter then I guess people can play pro ball till they are 50
js59695 after what happened do you still think he should have played? I said before why is he playing. Then going out icing his Achilles or his lower calf.
Hey Doc, I'm and athletic training student so these things really interest me. I got a question/hypothesis that I hope you can answer. So I've heard that there are corticosteroid injections which can help speed the recovery of a strain, the downside of these injections is that it may weaken some other structures. What if this was the case with KD? What if he got some of these injections to speed his recovery in hopes of playing again but his achilles tendon was weakened by them which led to his torn achilles? Please let me hear your thoughts on this. Love your videos and I get a lot from them, keep up the good work!
Awesome!
Lower limb injuries are tough to recover from. I have calf issues along with Tibia anterior. Doing physio a lot.
Thanks for the informative explanation. It was really easy to understand. Where's the hater of this doctor saying he doesnt know sports injuries? Lol
Finally someone is talking with sense! NBA commentators and so called analysts keeps blaming the warriors for what happen to snake. I hope those so called analyst can watch this so that they can learn and give proper judgement to what happen.
But doc, we saw KD grab near his ankle on the first injury, and the ice was down low. How would that be explained?
Ice was at the very top of his achilles which is also the same spot as at the very bottom of his calf muscles - so really no way for any of us to be sure.
Yes, he was DEFINITELY grabbing his lower calf, and not his ankle. All the commentators also were commenting on that at the time of the 1st injury.
Hi Brian, could you do a review of Eric Berry’s injury? It was initially an Achilles injury but turn into some kind of bone spur that left him on the bench for almost a season after his Achilles was already healed.
Hey Brian, why do you think there seems to be no research surrounding any correlation between past and future injuries? Curious to hear your take
how many subs for a leg reveal?
1 mil.
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You let people understand... Good job!
0:50 Teams don't disclose the full extent of injuries all the time and mentioning the Achilles is much more alarming to most people than just calling it a calf strain.
Believing it was less severe would keep their opponents worried about him coming back quickly so they'd use different strategies like resting their stars a little more so they'd be ready when he returned. Also with KD's tough and private nature he may have led his own team and trainers to believe it wasn't as bad as it was, on purpose or unintentionally.
Either way though great video.
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I know there are some videos already explaining this, but would it be possible for you to make a video on how to strengthen/stretch your achilles tendon to avoid what happened with Durant? I know injuries can occur at any given moment but I'm sure there are ways to prepare your body for heavy workloads?
I'm elevated after this video... I feel Smarter.
Doc, would you have cleared him to play if you were the physician and why?
Recently I’ve been having mild calf and Achilles pain on and off mostly from being in uncomfortable shoes at work. Now I’m kinda afraid of playing basketball and being active because I’m so paranoid of rupturing my Achilles. Like I went to physical training and got checked and I passed all the tests like standing on my toes and doing all of the stretches. But I’m still too paranoid to go back into playing. I hate this injury
Just curious here. Could the cushioning systems in contemporary sneaker tech be a factor in calf/lower leg injuries? I noticed Iggy with a similar injury in the lower calf but on the other side. KD had recently switched into the latest iteration of his sneaker line and I noticed Iggy wore the KDs until switching to the Kobe 4 protros. May not correlate, but just had to throw that out there.
Insearchof your right, you see how loose kd shoe is.
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Hey Brian I recently sprained my ankle while playing bball(landed on someones foot), and after a week I played again and the same thing happened. I feel like my ankles back to square one. What should I do to strengthen and be less prone to sprains?
Hi. The Utah Jazz just traded for Mike Conley. 2 years ago he had an Achilles injury and then heel surgery. Could you please explain what the heel surgery was for, if the 2 were related, and how to know if he's susceptible for re-injury?
wow that was incredibly informative and i now change my stance that the warriors org did durant dirty bc they prioritized a ring over a player's health. durant still a snake tho but i wish him good luck.
Can you do a video on Sherman and share your thoughts? Does Sherman making a comeback give Durant more hope?
Has anyone asked or know whether it was odd that he iced his calf while sitting on the bench? Dr. Brian, any thoughts on that?
bottom line is durant was a try hard because of too much pressure from the media especially espn
It's a management fault
Im learning more on this channel than my actual anatomy class 😂
Hey Doctor Sutterer, I have a few questions, one related to the video but they other not related to it. If you happen to have the time to answer I would greatly appreciate it.
(First of all, wouldn’t it make sense that these injuries be interrelated anyway?? The kinetic chain would definitely suggest that they would be connected considering that they are so close together)
1. Why do you think the Warriors wouldn’t want to cover up this injury knowledge? Don’t you think it’s something to play down knowing that the media could potentially find this info and “crucify” Golden State (in a way) because their chances of winning a championship are all of a sudden uncertain?? Even though the players are not necessarily fazed by it, the less people that know, the better?
2. So I have a small pain below my patellar tendon when I run, it hurts when I slightly squat on one leg (kind of like a loading action) and when I lift my leg up behind me (like a driving action). I feel like Osgood-Schlatter disease is possible b/c I’m 6’2” and 160 and I haven’t necessarily stopped growing as far as I know. It could also be that I hit it on the ground or something else. If it’s OS disease, do you think, ice/naproxen/stretching/myofascial release can relieve pain? I know I sound like a cliche athlete, but I would like to keep running through this if I can alleviate it eventually. However, I am willing to eliminate lower body for the time being if it helps me from making it worse.
Thanks,
Parker Jones
They slipped that generic great value "calf strain" diagnosis in there about as sneakily as you introduced that music in the intro/outro
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Motivation to cover up an Achilles tear: KD is a free agent, Warriors have a tremendous amount of respect for KD and understand he was going to leave. Clearly and Achilles tear would significantly reduce his value vs a “calf strain”. Not saying this is true, but this is a legitimate reason as to why the Warriors May have lied.
Exactly. And the ice was always down on the back of his heel not up on his calf. It's too much of a coincidence to tear your Achilles after just being cleared totally of a "calf injury" which isn't connected.
COULD HAVE. Some teams may be like that. You have to know the ownership, front office, coach, and their track record, to have an opinion on that. Knowing what I’ve read about this org., And what they’ve always said, They’ve never wanted to risk an athlete’s career to have him play. It seems they ALWAYS are holding them out longer than both the athlete and the fans want!! Only Kevin knows for sure, but I trust the Warriors organization because of their track record. And no one but the players and doctors know them well enough to have an opinion on a particular organization.
G P Steve Kerr has ALWAYS been a players’ coach. If you listen to his interviews, you KNOW he’s keeping a level head and doing what’s best for the players. Same with Bob Myers - GM.
js59695 how in the world is that moronic. Explain to me how that is not a legitimate reason to lie about a players injury
Barbara Hamlyn seems like YOU know the ownership, front office, and coach lol
Very informative - fr a doctor
It was always an Achilles injury from the start. There is video of his Achilles tendon with an ice pack in the hallway during game 3 or 4.
Thanks..someone said it..it was always obviously a achilles..he grabbed his Achilles from his initial injury..his reaction told it all..i think he knew if he addmited it was a Achilles doctors wouldnt let him play
I love the channel, but kind of curious. Would player injuries be subject to HIPAA? Like could a player simply indicate to his or her team that they did not want any details of their injuries revealed?? I know that some teams are incredibly vague when it comes to injury reports(ie "lower body injury"). But could a player opt to noy have any official statement regarding an injury be released?
D Mac - Yes, the team is subject to HIPAA per the CBA, which is why there has been speculation that KD controlled that language used by the team when discussing his initial injury.
Doc what kind of specialty physicians would be on the medical team?
Wow!
Ok then why was he icing his Achilles and not his calf right before the last injury in Game 5?
Did you even watch the video??? If so, you clearly missed the soleus part and should watch again
Finally someone who paid attention
@@deedelta9263 I watched the video smartie. But if you watch where Kevin Durant put the ice it was directly on the ankle at the lower part of the Achilles not up on the leg even the soleus at all.
I had a very similar injury to the calf area when I was playing basketball a few years ago. I planted my foot to make a sudden stop and felt a pop in the exact same area that Kevin Durant grabbed right after his initial injury and and like KD, I couldn't tell if it was my calf or Achilles because it was right where they meet and it was very deep and completely isolated. It felt like someone drove a nail right between my calf muscles and right underneath it, but very deep inside. 13 months later I was playing in my weekly league as I have done all my life and I went to make a quick change of direction and tore my Achilles. Knowing how that injury feels, it can fool you into a misdiagnoses very easily. Having had both of those injuries, I definitely think one leads to another. My opinion is that it's a high Achilles tear located just below the calf and extremely deep and almost underneath the calf muscles. It's literally tucked away deep inside and you can't exactly tell where it's located at because if the depth of it.
Doesn't calf tightness heighten the chances of an achilles injury? Surely there was always the possibility that this injury would occur after coming back so soon.
I think it was probably the soleus because of how low the injury was, people don’t understand everything is interconnected in your body and if one thing is injured you can injure something else.
thanks for explaining.. that was mind blowing😅.
If they thought his original injury was a calf strain why was he icing his leg so low? His ice packs were all the way down to his shoe.
Revive - You will probably find this video -- czcams.com/video/KVniOBXOQ-g/video.html -- from BBALLBREAKDOWN informative because it includes footage from the two games. (Coach Nick welcomes on the show Brian Sutterer, a Physical Medicine & Rehab Resident Physician, to discuss how severe Kevin Durant's achilles injury is and if his earlier injury to his calf caused it.)
Will the arm injury series be continued? I’ve seen many doctors say that the increase of velocity in modern baseball and high pitch counts lead to arm injuries, but then we have Nolan Ryan who pitched until he was 46 and once threw over 200 pitches in a game! Nolan Ryan is one of the hardest throwers in the history of baseball and has probably the highest career workload ever, and yet he avoided arm injuries before we really knew the intricacies of the pitcher’s arm health. Would love to see your explanation on that subject!
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